Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
030122000 | CONVERTIBLE | 19 |
20080313911 | Hunting Knife - The present invention relates to a hunting knife for assisting a hunter in field dressing an animal, particularly for assistance with breaking the pelvic bone of the animal. The knife includes a handle, a single blade and an extended element. The longitudinal axis of the knife and the longitudinal axis of the extended element are disposed generally parallel and co-planar, as defined herein. A forward-receiving slot is formed between the blade and the extended element for receiving a portion of the pelvic bone of the animal. The present invention includes sheaths for containing the knife of the present invention. A method for using the knife of the present invention includes the steps of contacting the knife to the portion of the pelvic bone desired to be broken and pulling up on the knife so as to break the bone. | 12-25-2008 |
20100083506 | HEAD SECTION FOR A ROTARY CUTTING DEVICE INCLUDING BLADES AND INDIVIDUAL CUTTING LINES - A head section for a rotary cutting device includes a body portion, a plurality of cutting lines, and a plurality of blades, wherein the plurality of cutting lines are selectively mounted to the body portion without any disassembly of the head section, and the plurality of blades are selectively mounted to the body portion without any disassembly of the head section. Thus, the head section is selectively configurable, without any disassembly of the head section, to hold only cutting blades in a cutting blade configuration and to hold only cutting lines in a cutting line configuration. | 04-08-2010 |
20100107417 | Eating utensil incorporating dental flosser - An eating utensil such as a disposable plastic fork, spoon or knife, or combination thereof, is combined with a dental cleaning device such as a toothpick and/or a dental flosser for personal use after eating in a location where dental hygiene items may not be otherwise available. In some embodiments the dental cleaning device may be permanently attached to the eating utensil, which can serve as a handle for using the dental cleaning device; in other embodiments the dental cleaning device may be removed in a snap-off manner for convenient deployment independent of the eating utensil, optionally configured with a thumb-finger tab. | 05-06-2010 |
20100212162 | Utility cutter with a non-tool blade changer - A multi-function blade-and-anvil type cutting tool that uses standard type razor blades includes a blade-and-anvil section connected to a first handle portion and a non-tool blade holder and a blade clamp assembly connected to a second handle portion. The standard blades are able to be changed with out tools when the first and second handle portions are moved from a first open position to a second open position to allow the blade holder and the clamp assembly to pivot with one another causing a screw and O-ring latch to move away from a latching slot in the second handle portion. This movement positions the razor blade between the screw and O-ring latch and a blade clamp guide element for easy removal. Each handle portion having a gripping cover disposed thereon. One of the handle portions has a sliding storage tray disposed therein for storing replacement razor blades. | 08-26-2010 |
20100281695 | POWER TOOL HAVING INTERCHANGEABLE ATTACHMENTS - The present invention discloses a power tool having a main body portion and at least one interchangeable cutting tool carrier. A motor and a transmission mechanism are mounted in the main body portion and the cutting tool carrier includes a cutting tool assembly which includes a connection mechanism. The transmission mechanism includes a driving device which is mounted on the driving shaft and may be coupled with the connection mechanism. The transmission mechanism also has a stationary element and a movable element, each having a magnet mounted on a surface. Due to the magnetic force, the moving element and the driving device are able to move relative to the stationary element to allow for automatic alignment of the driving device and the connection mechanism of the cutting tool elements. | 11-11-2010 |
20100287779 | KNIFE WITH INTERCHANGEABLE PORTION - A knife system may comprise a blade, the blade defining a number of voids, and a number of features configured to be removably coupled to the blade, wherein the blade is configured to house the features in the voids defined by the blade. The feature may be coupled to the blade through any means which will allow it to be easily removed, interchanged, and/or replaced. | 11-18-2010 |
20110167643 | VERSATILE SURVIVAL KNIFE - A versatile survival knife includes a handle internally provided with a blade receiving slot; and a blade having a pointed tip and a flat tip separately provided at two opposite ends thereof. The blade is removably connected to the handle by selectively inserting the pointed-tipped end or the flat-tipped end into the blade receiving slot to provide a survival knife with a flat-tipped blade or a pointed-tipped blade, respectively. The blade is further lengthwise provided on a body thereof with a straight row of spaced length-adjusting holes. The blade can be connected at different length-adjusting holes to the handle to adjust a length of the blade that is projected from the handle, so as to provide a long-blade or a short-blade survival knife according to different functions to be performed with the survival knife. | 07-14-2011 |
20120066910 | ROTATING UTILITY KNIFE SCRAPER - A multi-use knife scraper has a handle portion which pivotally retains a blade holder at one end. A single-edged blade is held therein and can be positioned between a knife position which is generally parallel to the handle and a scraper position which is generally perpendicular to the handle. In one embodiment, the blade can be rotated to fit within the handle to secure the blade safely. One embodiment uses single-edged razor blades and another embodiment utilizes utility blades. The knife position allows the knife to be used as a box cutter and general purpose knife while the scraper position allows scraping and other uses where the orientation of the blade needs to be perpendicular to the handle. | 03-22-2012 |
20130205596 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL ROTARY CUTTING HEAD FOR CUTTING DEVICES, AND PORTABLE DEVICES COMPRISING SUCH A CUTTING HEAD - A multifunctional rotary cutting head is provided for cutting devices as well as portable devices equipped with such a cutting head. The cutting head comprises a rotary housing that has at least a top part and a bottom part and accommodates a support for one or more cutting elements or tools. The support is penetrated by an axial drive shaft on which the support is mounted. The support for the cutting element(s)or tool(s) has two leads to selectively mounting the cutting element(s) or tool(s), i.e. a first level designed to mount strands of cutting wire and a second level designed to mount an interchangeable cutting blade. | 08-15-2013 |
20130255084 | OPTICAL FIBER CUTTER, AND OPTICAL FIBER CUTTER UNIT - The optical fiber cutter | 10-03-2013 |
20130305539 | Ambidextrous Utility Knife - A cutter apparatus includes a housing with a blade carrier configured for holding a blade, and a handle coupled to the housing via an engagement interface configured to allow a user of the cutter apparatus to selectively interfit together the housing and the handle in multiple different cutter apparatus configurations, wherein the engagement interface includes a coupler configured to permit the housing and the handle to be repositioned further apart in a housing/handle reconfiguring mode in which the coupler permits the handle to be rotatably repositioned in relation to the housing or vice versa while substantially limiting longitudinal movement of the housing relative to the handle. | 11-21-2013 |
20130340258 | RETRACTABLE SCISSORS - Retractable scissors include a holder and a scissor piece mounted on the holder. The scissor piece is rotational with respect to the holder among a closed position, at which the scissor piece is retracted in the holder, a first open position, at which the scissor piece is open with respect to the holder at an acute angle, and a second open position, at which the scissor piece is open with respect to the holder wider than at the first open position. The scissor piece includes a first edge, and the holder includes a second edge that intersects and contacts the first edge. When the scissor piece is rotated with respect to the holder from the first open position toward the closed position, the scissor piece and the holder cooperate to function as a pair of scissors that cuts an object between the first and second edges. When the scissor piece is located at the second open position, the scissor piece functions as a blade of a knife, and the holder functions as a handle of the knife. | 12-26-2013 |
20140237825 | WEARABLE DINING UTENSIL - A wearable dining utensil comprises a rigid function portion for engaging food, a holder for holding the dining utensil, a shapeable connector having a third linking part and a fourth linking part for fixing a bendable portion, and a fifth linking part having an outlet for linking with the fourth linking part. One end of the rigid function portion also serves as a male linker and the opposite end has a first linking part. One end of the holder serves as a female linker for linking with the male linker, and the opposite end has a second linking part. When the female linker is linked with the male linker, the dining utensil forms a loop, and when the outlet is linked with the fourth linking part, the dining utensil forms a regular utensil. According to various connecting profiles, the dining utensils can form a bracelet, necklace or an ornament. | 08-28-2014 |
20140283388 | String Trimmer Support Attachment - The present invention describes a string trimmer support attachment. The device includes a base on which the shaft of a string trimmer can be secured. The present invention further includes a pair of legs that are pivotally attached to the base. The legs can be folded so as to be aligned against the string trimmer shaft when not in use. Alternatively, the legs can be folded outward so that the legs are roughly perpendicular to the string trimmer shaft in order to support the head of a string trimmer in an upright and angled orientation that is convenient for changing the trimmer line. Further, in the unfolded configuration the legs are disposed at an angle relative to one another to provide a stable support for the string trimmer, wherein the string trimmer proximal end acts as a third portion a tripod when the legs are deployed. | 09-25-2014 |
20140304993 | DUAL SAFETY FEATURED UTILIY KNIFE/BOX CUTTER WITH FAST BLADE CHANGE DEVICE - A dual safety utility knife having a safety guard positioned next to the cutting blade preventing accidental injuries when the tip of the knife accidentally contacts human bodies. A spring keeps pushing out the safety guard to cover the side of the cutting blade at all times. The safety guard moves back inside the knife shell only when the tip of the knife pressed against hard objects for cutting. The safe guard doesn't move back inside the knife shell when the knife tip pressed against soft objects such as skins and mussels. Additional safety feature keeps locking the safety guard from movements at all times for extra safety protection. The safety guard is released only when the safe release button manually pushed in. | 10-16-2014 |
20150135539 | FOOD PREPARATION TOOL - A food preparation tool includes a single loop of flexible material having a generally ovoid shape with a first end joined to a second end by two sides. The sides and ends form a continuous single loop having a continuous, uninterrupted outer surface and a continuous, uninterrupted inner surface. The tool further includes a. cutting surface formed on each end. The first end has a generally semicircular shape with a first radius and a first arc length. The second end has a generally semicircular shape with a second radius that is less than the first radius and a second arc length that is less than the first are length, when the tool is in a non-flexed state. A user may grip the tool at either end, causing the two sides adjacent the gripped end to flex and change the radius of that end. | 05-21-2015 |
20150336282 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL TOOL - The present invention discloses a multifunctional tool, wherein one blade carrier can be folded and stored in one handle, so that the multifunctional tool can be used as scissors and can be used as a utility knife as well. The blade of a blade carrier can be removed, a blade cartridge is mounted on the multifunctional tool, and spare blades can be stored in the blade cartridge. The blade can be replaced by saw blade, so that it can be used as a saw when it is in the form of the utility knife. | 11-26-2015 |
20160249757 | Finger-Mountable Eating Utensils and Related Methods | 09-01-2016 |
20170231164 | Pole Saw Conversion Device to Extend an Operable Reach of a Chain Saw | 08-17-2017 |